Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology

Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology is a compilation album by the American new wave band Devo, released in 2000 by Rhino Records. 17 of the 50 tracks were previously unreleased on CD, including single B-sides, outtakes, remixes, soundtrack songs and spoken word material. The band recorded the long-time concert favorite "The Words Get Stuck in My Throat" (from the film The War of the Gargantuas) in the studio for the first time, specifically for inclusion on this compilation.

Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology
Compilation album by Devo
Released	2000
Genre	New wave art punk punk rock hardcore punk synthpop
Length	2:34:39
Label	Rhino
Producer	Gary Peterson David McLees David Baker Devo
Devo chronology
Greatest Hits (1998) Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (2000) Recombo DNA (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

The liner notes are by music historian Andy Zax, most famous for being the "Music Geek" on the Comedy Central program Beat the Geeks.

The title is a reference to the band's opinion that at the start of their career they were critically roasted for originating approaches that soon became common practice.[3]

Cover artwork

The original Rhino package used lenticular printing to create "animated" front and back covers. The front cover animation showed tomahawks flying towards the band members who are tied to stakes, causing their energy dome hats to fly off their heads. The back cover shows the animated music executives, who were actual Rhino employees, throwing the tomahawks. The employees pictured, from front to back, are David Dorn (from, at the time, the Publicity Department), Arny Schorr (from Rhino Home Video), Mark Pinkus (from Special Markets), Bill Smith (from Radio Promotion) and Bob O'Neill (from Business Affairs).

Track listing

Asterisks denote songs previously unavailable on CD.

All tracks are written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale, except where otherwise noted.

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Source	Length
1.	"We're All Devo!" (*)	Booji Boy & General Boy	From the short film The Beginning Was the End: The Truth About De-Evolution	1:04
2.	"Jocko Homo (Booji Boy Version)" (*)	Mothersbaugh	B-side of "Mongoloid" (Booji Boy Version)	3:18
3.	"Mongoloid (Booji Boy Version)"	Casale	Single A-Side	3:34
4.	"Be Stiff (Stiff Version)"	Casale, Bob Lewis	Single A-side	2:34
5.	"Uncontrollable Urge"	Mothersbaugh	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!	3:10
6.	"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!	2:40
7.	"Too Much Paranoias"	Mothersbaugh	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!	1:58
8.	"Come Back Jonee"		Single A-side; from Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!	3:48
9.	"Triumph of the Will"		Duty Now for the Future	2:16
10.	"Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA"		Duty Now for the Future	2:41
11.	"Secret Agent Man"	P. F. Sloan, Steve Barri, arr. Mothersbaugh	Single A-side; from Duty Now for the Future	6:05
12.	"The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize"	Mothersbaugh	Single A-side; from Duty Now for the Future	3:34
13.	"Soo Bawlz"	Mothersbaugh	B-side of "Secret Agent Man"	2:21
14.	"It Takes a Worried Man" (*)	Traditional, arr. Tom Glazer, Donald Guard	From the film Human Highway	3:28
15.	"Girl U Want"		Single A-side; from Freedom of Choice	2:56
16.	"Freedom of Choice"		Single A-side; from Freedom of Choice	3:28
17.	"Gates of Steel"	Casale, Mothersbaugh, Sue Schmidt, Debbie Smith[4]	Freedom of Choice	3:28
18.	"Whip It"		Single A-side; from Freedom of Choice	2:40
19.	"Snowball (Single Remix)" (*)		B-side of "Freedom of Choice"; original version from Freedom of Choice	2:28
20.	"Mr. B's Ballroom"	Mothersbaugh	Freedom of Choice	2:47
21.	"Working in the Coal Mine"	Allen Toussaint	Single A-side; bonus 7" included with some copies of New Traditionalists	2:50
22.	"Love Without Anger"		New Traditionalists	2:36
23.	"Through Being Cool"	Casale, Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh	Single A-side; from New Traditionalists	3:13
24.	"Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth"		New Traditionalists	3:04
25.	"Beautiful World"		Single A-side; from New Traditionalists	3:34
26.	"Nu-Tra Speaks (New Traditionalist Man)" (Protar)	Casale	B-side of "Beautiful World" picture disc	1:40

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Source	Length
1.	"General Boy Visits Apocalypse Now" (*)	General Boy	Previously unreleased	1:45
2.	"Peek-a-Boo!"		Single A-side; from Oh, No! It's Devo	3:02
3.	"That's Good"		Single A-side; from Oh, No! It's Devo	3:26
4.	"Big Mess"		Oh, No! It's Devo	2:45
5.	"One Dumb Thing" (*)		Interstate '82 CD-ROM game	2:45
6.	"Theme from Doctor Detroit (Dance Mix)" (*)		Single A-side; original version from the film Doctor Detroit	6:03
7.	"Shout"		Shout	3:17
8.	"Here to Go (Go Mix Version)"		Single A-side; original version from Shout	5:31
9.	"Are You Experienced?"	Jimi Hendrix	Single A-side; from Shout	3:09
10.	"I Wouldn't Do That to You" (*)		From the film Happy Hour	3:14
11.	"Bread and Butter" (*)	Larry Parks, Jay Turnbow	From the film 9½ Weeks	2:31
12.	"Let's Talk" (*)	Mothersbaugh	From the film Fright Night	2:42
13.	"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" (*)	Paul Vance, Lee Pockriss	From the film Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise	2:11
14.	"Baby Doll (Devo Single Mix)"		Single A-side; original version from Total Devo	3:29
15.	"Disco Dancer (7-Inch Version)"		Single A-side; original version from Total Devo	4:13
16.	"Some Things Never Change"		Total Devo	4:11
17.	"It Doesn't Matter to Me (Live 1988)"	Mothersbaugh	Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace	2:15
18.	"Stuck in a Loop"		Smooth Noodle Maps	3:50
19.	"Post Post-Modern Man"		Single A-side; from Smooth Noodle Maps	2:52
20.	"Head Like a Hole"	Trent Reznor	From the film Supercop	4:52
21.	"Thanks to You"		From the film Meet Wally Sparks	3:19
22.	"Communication Break-up" (*)	Mothersbaugh, Leslie Greif	From the film Meet Wally Sparks	2:43
23.	"Duty Now for the Future!" (*)	General Boy	From the short film The Men Who Make the Music	0:30
24.	"The Words Get Stuck in My Throat" (*)	Booji Boy, Akira Ifukube	Previously unreleased	2:49

Personnel

• Alan Myers - Drums, electric drums
• David Kendrick - Drums
• Jim Mothersbaugh - Electric drums
• Josh Freese - Drums
• Bob Mothersbaugh - Lead guitar, guitar, keyboard, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Bob Casale - Rhythm guitar, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Gerald Casale - Lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, keybass
• Mark Mothersbaugh - Lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, EFX guitar, acoustic guitar, voice (Booji Boy)
• Robert L. Mothersbaugh - Voice (General Boy)

Production

• Engineer – Conny Plank (tracks: 1-04 to 1-08), Devo (tracks: 1-02, 1-03, 2-06), Gordon Fordyce (tracks: 2-02 to 2-04), Howard Siegal (tracks: 1-15 to 1-20), Ken Scott (tracks: 1-09 to 1-13), Larry Alexander (tracks: 1-22 to 1-25), Bob Casale (tracks: 2-05, 2-07 to 2-22, 2-24), Robert Margouleff (tracks: 1-15 to 1-20)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Brian Leshon (tracks: 1-09 to 1-13), Ed Delena (tracks: 2-07 to 2-09), Karat Faye (tracks: 1-15 to 1-20, 1-22 to 1-25), Phil Jost (tracks: 1-09 to 1-13), Stuart Graham (tracks: 2-02 to 2-04)[5]
• Producer – Brian Eno (tracks: 1-04 to 1-08), Devo (tracks: 1-02, 1-03, 1-14 to 1-26, 2-01, 2-05 to 2-16, 2-8 to 2-22, 2-24), Ken Scott (tracks: 1-09 to 1-13), Roy Thomas Baker (tracks: 2-02 to 2-04)
• Producer [In Association With] – Robert Margouleff (tracks: 1-15 to 1-20)
• Mastered By [Remastered By] – Bill Inglot, Dan Hersch

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Devo – Pioneers Who Got Scalped". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
2. Wolk, Douglas (2000-06-08). "Devo: Pioneers Who Got Scalped (The Anthology); Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
3. Domanick, Andrea (2018-08-29). "The Truth About Devo, America's Most Misunderstood Band". vice.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
4. "The De-Evolution of Akron's Music", Beacon Journal, 2000-09-10, retrieved 2009-12-01
5. Second Engineer Brian Leshon https://www.discogs.com/Devo-Pioneers-Who-Got-Scalped-The-Anthology/release/403139